Vocab Unit 5

to appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with

body of ideas, achievements, and morals;

the crooked judge, retiring today, leaves behind a legacy of dishonesty and corruption.

to divide up, especially responsiblities

our parents dlegated the easiest task, like collecting firewood, to the younger childern

to do, act

plan of action; purpose

although some critics have wondered whether the author had a political agenda in her last nobel, she insist that there was not secret purpose.

seek to solve a problem before it occurs

gwen, who was proactive about getting a job, was hired right after she left college

demanding perfection; strict

the exacting conductor sometimes kept the orchestra for hours to practice a single passage.

to push

desire to avoid; disgust

after months of eating primarily peanut butter, izzie began to feel repulsion for it

to scatter about, break up.

poilcemen were sent to dispel the crowd of onlookers that had gathered near the accident

to cause to move towards; push

a strong wind propelled the toy boat across the surface of the lake

brought, carried

dependent upon

the number of people at the beach on any day is relative to the weather and the season.

excellant; above all others

for superlative performance at work, holly was awrded a big promotion

to widen

the surgeon dilated the opening of Anthoney's windpipe so he could breath better